Overview
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Miami is hiring Chris Tabor in an in-division move from the Buffalo Bills.
- Tabor has coordinated NFL special teams in 14 of the past 15 seasons with the Browns, Bears, Panthers and Bills.
- He served as Carolina’s interim head coach in 2023, going 1-5 over six games following Frank Reich’s firing.
- The hire replaces Craig Aukerman after one season and marks the Dolphins’ third special teams coordinator in three years.
- Miami’s 2025 special teams showed mixed results, with franchise records by punter Jake Bailey and kicker Riley Patterson but only mid-pack return and coverage rankings.